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u003cpu003eABOUT USu003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eBiographicalu003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eAshworth ADR Solutions provides litigation services. Ashworth ADR serves a targeted audience seeking to resolve disputes outside of court through mediation or arbitration. Arbitration functions similarly to a bench trial but proceeds on a scheduled basis with a mutually agreed-upon arbitrator.u003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eA founding member of Smith u0026amp; Ashworth, he later established Ashworth, Hayes u0026amp; Moran, LLP. In 2006, the firm was renamed Ashworth u0026amp; Ashworth, LLP when his daughter, Carissa Ashworth-Johnson, joined as a partner.u003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eWith more than forty years of legal experience, Mr. Ashworth has litigated, mediated, or arbitrated over 3,000 cases, including more than 95 jury trials throughout California. This extensive background informs his approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution, providing parties with practical insight and balanced judgment during mediation and arbitration.u003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eMr. Ashworth’s ADR experience began in the mid-1980s as an ADR panelist for the California Superior Court and evolved into his private mediation and arbitration practice, Ashworth ADR Solutions, established in 1995. Through Ashworth ADR, he mediates and arbitrates a broad range of matters, with a primary focus on Lemon Law actions, medical malpractice claims, and residential real estate disputes.u003c/pu003e
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u003cpu003eMEDIATIONu003c/pu003e
u003cpu003eARBITRATIONu003c/pu003e
Case Experience
Construction
Lemon Law
Personal Injury
Insurance
Medical Malpractice
Real Estate
Case Experience
Construction
Lemon Law
Personal Injury
Insurance
Medical Malpractice
Real Estate
Education
Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Science, 1972);
Western State College of Law, Fullerton (JD, 1978)
California State Bar (1978)
Superior Court ADR Panel (1987-2014)
American Bar Association, Mediation Section
Straus Institute Graduate 2009 Mediating the Litigated Case
Member National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals since 2010
Memberships u0026 Affiliations
State Bar of California (ADR u0026 Litigation Section)
Superior Court ADR Panels, 1988 – present. (Panels)
Orange County Bar Association;
Los Angeles County Bar Association;
Beverly Hills Bar Association
American Bar Association Mediation Section
Straus Mediation Institute Graduate
All U.S. District courts in California and admitted to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Rates Information
400.00 per hour with a two-hour minimum.
375 per hour for two-hour Zoom mediations.
u003cpu003eu003cspanu003eNo setup fee unless more than three sides to the mediation or arbitration.u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003e
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